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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Quick and Easy Peanut Butter sand from the Kiwicakes test kitchen

Creating "sand" from peanut butter is quick and easy using Maltodextrin

To create my sand I used the
old fashioned natural kind of peanut butter that needs a mix to bring the
oil/paste back together. You can also create sand with any fat, such as
cream based caramel, Nutella or a flavoured olive oil to make a dust to have with
steak etc.

Method

The ratio is 40% maltodextrin to 60% peanut butter. using this ratio, you can make enough for one plated dessert or ten.

With a spoon mix the peanut
butter and maltodextrin together in small bowl. Transfer mix to a blender and
process for a few seconds, stop the blender and shake to make sure ingredients
are evenly distributed .Repeat a few seconds at a time until you have a fluffy peanut
butter dust or sand. Do not leave your food processor running, the heat and
friction will undo your work of making sand and turn it in to a paste. Pass
through a fine seive for an even lighter result.

Store in a sealed air tight container until ready to use.
The dust dissolves with moisture so add it to your plated dish at the last
minute. I love the look on peoples faces as the sand dissolves on their tongue and
they realise it’s peanut butter. I cannot wait to try making more different
types of sand.